GAME 21 NEBRASKA SATURDAY, JANUARY 27, 2007 Tom Gilbert, Men’s Basketball Sports Information Director KANSAS STATE WILDCATS 1800 College Ave., Bramlage Coliseum, Suite 37, Manhattan, KS 66502 O: (785) 532.7979 | C: (785) 587.7868 | F: (785) 532.6093 MEN’S BASKETBALL [email protected] | www.k-statesports.com A TRADITION OF CHAMPIONS | 103 SEASONS | 22 NCAA TOURNAMENTS | 4 FINAL FOURS | 18 CONFERENCE TITLES SCHEDULE/RESULTS K-STATE LOOKS TO CONTINUE WINNING WAYS NOVEMBER 4 WASHBURN (Exhib.) W, 94-90 (3OTs) 11 WILLIAM & MARY W, 70-60 WITH HOME GAME VS. NEBRASKA SATURDAY 15 at Rutgers W, 55-41 ESPN360 18 TENNESSEE TECH W, 101-79 GAME INFORMATION 21 at New Mexico L, 54-78 mtn. Date: Saturday, Jan. 27, 2007 25 COPPIN STATE W, 68-57 Location: Bramlage Coliseum (13,340) in Manhattan, Kan. 29 at California L, 48-78 FSN Tipoff: 5:07 p.m. Central Series: Kansas State leads 120-90 (K-State leads 69-30 in Manhattan) DECEMBER TV: Fox Sports Midwest (Available only in Kansas City and state of Kansas) 2 at Colorado State L, 83-84 mtn. Satellite Channels: DirecTV 659, Dish Network 445 5 CLEVELAND STATE W, 93-60 FSN Midwest Talent: Ben Boyle (Play-by-Play) and Stan Weber (Analyst) 9 at North Dakota State W, 83-81 FSN Midwest Coordinates: AMC2; Transponder 1 Slot A; Downlink FREQ 11711(V) 17 KENNESAW STATE # W, 82-54 FSN Midwest Radio: K-State Sports Network (31 affiliates), Yahoo! Radio 19 MD.-EASTERN SHORE # W, 79-58 FSN Midwest Talent: Wyatt Thompson (Play-by-Play) and Matt Walters (Analyst) 22 vs. USC #^ W, 68-55 FSN Midwest KANSAS STATE NEBRASKA Kansas State (14-6, 3-2 Big 12) returns to Big 12 play this Saturday, 23 vs. New Mexico #^ W, 72-56 FSN Midwest WILDCATS COUGARS as the Wildcats play host to north rival Nebraska (12-6, 1-3 Big 12) at Bramlage Coliseum beginning at 5:07 p.m. The Wildcats are riding a JANUARY 14-6 | 3-2 Big 12 12-6 | 1-3 Big 12 four-game winning streak, including a three-game streak in Big 12 3 vs. Xavier (Ohio) $ L, 66-76 ESPN2 play, after Monday’s 73-36 dismantling of Chicago State. The team’s 6 at 11/11 Texas A&M* L, 65-69 ESPN Plus IN THE POLLS IN THE POLLS current three-game conference winning streak ties for the longest in 8 TEXAS TECH* L, 52-62 ESPN Ranking (AP/Coaches): Ranking (AP/Coaches): --/-- --/-- the Big 12 era and the longest since the Wildcats rattled off five in a 13 at Missouri* W, 85-81 ESPN Plus row during the 1989-90 season in the Big Eight. The streak will be put 17 BAYLOR* W, 69-60 FSN Midwest 2005-06 RECORD 2005-06 RECORD to the test on Saturday, as K-State faces a Nebraska squad that ended a 20 at Iowa State* W, 69-60 ESPN Plus 15-13 (6-10, t-7th Big 12) 19-14 (7-9, 6th Big 12) 22 CHICAGO STATE W, 73-36 FSN Midwest four-game losing streak in Manhattan last season with a 57-42 victory. There will be a dual broadcast of the game by Fox Sports Midwest 27 NEBRASKA* 5 p.m. FSN Midwest HEAD COACH HEAD COACH 31 MISSOURI* 8 p.m. Plus/ESPNU with Ben Boyle (play-by-play) and Stan Weber (color) calling the Bob Huggins Doc Sadler action throughout the state and the Kansas City area, while Greg (West Virginia, ‘77) (Arkansas, ‘82) FEBRUARY 14-6/First Season at K-State 12-6/First Season at Nebraska Sharpe (play-by-play) and Matt Davidson (color) will call the game 3 at Texas* 2:30 p.m. ABC 581-205/25th Season Overall 60-24/Third Season Overall throughout the state of Nebraska. The audio broadcast of the game can 7 at Kansas* 8 p.m. ESPN Plus also be heard on the 31-station K-State Sports Network (or via the 10 COLORADO* 5 p.m. ESPN Plus HUGGINS VS. NEBRASKA SADLER VS. K-STATE internet at http://sports.yahoo.com/ncaab/teams/kab) with Wyatt 13 at Nebraska* 7:05 p.m. FSN Midwest 1-0 (0-0 vs. Doc Sadler) First Meeting (0-0 vs. Bob Huggins) Thompson (play-by-play) and Matt Walters (color) on the call. 17 IOWA STATE* 5 p.m. ESPN Plus K-State ended non-conference play with a bang, as the Wildcats 19 KANSAS* 8 p.m. ESPN LAST TIME OUT LAST TIME OUT held Chicago State to the fewest points and lowest field goal percentage 24 at Colorado* 3 p.m. ESPN Plus Beat Chicago State, 73-36 Lost to Texas, 62-61 (22.2) by an opponent in Bramlage Coliseum history. The win gave the Jan. 22, 2007 Jan. 24, 2007 27 at Oklahoma State* 8 p.m. ESPN Plus team its most non-conference wins (11) since the 1998-99 season. MARCH 2006-07 KANSAS STATE WILDCATS (14-6, 3-2 BIG 12) 3 OKLAHOMA* 2:30 p.m. ABC PROJECTED STARTERS 8 Big 12 First Round % TBA Plus/ESPN2 No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown (Previous School) PPG RPG APG Individual Player Note 9 Big 12 Quarterfinals % TBA ESPN Plus 3 Lance HARRIS G 6-5 205 Sr. Columbia, Mo. (Hickman HS) 11.1 3.8 1.9 Averaging 16.0 ppg. in last 4 games 10 Big 12 Semifinals % TBA Plus/ESPN2 5 Clent STEWART G 6-4 190 Jr. Tulsa, Okla. (Union HS) 5.5 2.0 2.4 Collected career-tying 19 pts at MU 15 David HOSKINS F 6-5 230 Jr. Canton, Mich. (Schoolcraft College) 14.4 5.9 2.2 Averaging dble-dble last two games 11 Big 12 Championship % TBA ESPN 34 Akeem WRIGHT G 6-6 210 Sr. Philadelphia, Pa. (Neosho County (Kan.) CC) 7.3 6.0 2.3 Had 12 pts, 4 rebs, 3 asts vs. Chi. St. CBS 15-18 NCAA First/Second Rounds TBA 50 Luis COLON C 6-10 275 Fr. Carolina, Puerto Rico (Krop [Miami, Fla.] HS) 2.8 2.2 0.4 Has posted a team-best 63.0 FG% 22-25 NCAA Regionals TBA CBS 31 NCAA National Semifinals & TBA CBS RESERVES No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown (Previous School) PPG RPG APG Individual Player Note APRIL 1 Ryan PATZWALD^ G 5-11 200 Jr. Cincinnati, Ohio (Univ. of Cincinnati) 0.0 0.0 0.0 Played season-high 7 min. vs. Cop 3 NCAA National Championship & TBA CBS 2 Blake YOUNG G 6-2 195 Jr. Orlando, Fla. (Daytona Beach (Fla.) CC) 6.2 2.1 2.5 Totaled career-high 4 stls vs. Chi. St 12 Bill WALKER F 6-6 220 Fr. Huntington, W. Va. (North College Hill HS) 11.3 4.5 0.8 Went down with knee injury at A&M # Findley Toyota Las Vegas Holiday Classic (Las Vegas, Nev.) 14 Serge AFELI F 6-9 235 Sr. Abidjan, Ivory Coast 1.5 1.6 0.2 Tallied career-high 14 pts at Colo. St. ^ To be played at Orleans Arena (Las Vegas, Nev.) 20 Cartier MARTIN F 6-7 230 Sr. Houston, Texas (Nimitz HS) 14.9 4.1 1.5 Averaging 18.0 ppg., 6.0 rpg in last 3 $ To be played at U.S. Bank Arena (Cincinnati, Ohio) 21 James FRANKLIN^ G 6-0 190 Jr. Kansas City, Kan. (Cowley County (Kan.) CC) 0.0 0.0 0.0 Saw third action vs. Kennesaw St. (St. John’s Univ.) Posted 6 pts, 5 rebs, 1 stl vs. UNM % Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 23 Jermaine MAYBANK G 6-4 180 Sr. Bronx, N.Y. 2.3 2.3 1.4 31 Chris MERRIEWETHER^ G 6-4 195 Fr. Jacksonville, Fla. (Arlington Country Day) 0.3 0.3 0.1 Has seen action in 7 games this year & NCAA Final Four (Atlanta, Ga.) 32 Deilvez YEARBY F 6-6 210 So. Detroit, Mich. (Central HS) 1.1 0.6 0.1 Registered season-high 4 pts at Cal FSN Midwest is broadcast throughout the state and Kansas City area 42 Darren KENT F 6-10 215 So. Apple Valley, Minn. (Eastview HS) 0.7 1.3 0.3 Scored a high 4 pts vs. Cleveland St. FSN is Fox Sports Net National 44 Brady JOHNSON^ F 6-7 220 Jr. Salina, Kan. (Ell-Saline HS) 0.7 0.3 0.0 Had 1 pt, 1 reb in first action vs. TT mtn. is the Mountain West Sports Network 55 Jason BENNETT C 7-3 250 Fr. Jacksonville, Fla. (Arlington Country Day) 2.6 3.4 2.3* Set school mark w/ 8 blks vs. Chi. St. ESPN Plus is Big 12 regional television All Times Central Head Coach: Bob HUGGINS, First Season (West Virginia ’77) ^ Non-Scholarship Assistant Coaches: Frank MARTIN (Florida International ’93), Dalonte HILL (Charlotte ’01), Erik MARTIN (Cincinnati, ’93) *Blocks per game Director of Operations: Brad UNDERWOOD (Kansas State ’86) GAME 21 NEBRASKA SATURDAY, JANUARY 27, 2007 MEDIA SERVICES NOTING THE CHICAGO STATE GAME Kansas State Sports Information *With the win, Kansas State finished non-conference play with an 11-4 record, including a perfect 7-0 mark at Bramlage Coliseum... The 11 non-league 1800 College Avenue, Suite 37 wins are the most by the Wildcats since the 1998-99 squad produced an 11-2 mark in the preseason... The team finished non-conference play with an Manhattan, KS 66502 undefeated record for the second consecutive season..